Speed-varying mechanism.



PATENTED MAR. 20, 1906.

G. A. ermlowssm SPEED VARYING MECHANISM.

APPLIOATIOH FILED JULY 13,1906.

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' UNITED sr rns PATENT oF ioE.

SPEEDI-VARYING MECHANISM.

Specification of Iietters Patent.

Patented March 20,1906.

Application'filed July 13,1905 Serial No. 269,519.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, (know AooLPH .GU- 'LowsEN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Huguenot Park, in the county of Rich L 5 mond and State of New York, have invented {new and useful, Improvements in Speed- Varying Mechanisms, of which the following.

is a specification.

My invention relates to speed-varying [Q mechanisms in which a belt is used to transmit power from one e'xpansible pulley to another the acting belt diameters of which may be Varied by moving certain elements of the pulleys lengthwise their shafts; and the objects of my improvements are, first, to, provide means for the convenient and quick moving of the elements of the eXpansible pulleys to-correctly vary the acting'belt diameters and maintain the belt length and tension practically constant; second, to reduce friction, both that of the shafts in their bearings due to the tendency of the belt to pull the shafts toward one another and that due to the end thrust of the pulley elements, which thrust is usually taken by collars. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

Figure l is a front view. Fig. 2 is an end view. Figs. 3 and 4 are diagrams showing the relative position of component parts when the belt is on equal diameters of the expansiblepulleys. Flgsl 5 and 6-are diagrams showing component parts in the oppo site positions of those in Figs. 1 and 2.

The frame 7-has the bearings 8 8 for the shaft 9 and the bearings 10 10 for the shaft 11 and has also guides for the sliding blocks 12, 12, in which are bearings for the shaft 13.

o usly and equal distances in the same direction by means of screws 14 14, which are operated in unison by the hand-wheel 15 and 23 are keyed to shaft 13, but adjustable The sliding blocks are adjustable simultanelengthwise to get proper belt tension and to take up wear, by means of the nuts 24 2 1. The collars 25 25 are on shaft 13 to retain it in proper position endwise.

By moving shaft 13 with its cone-shaped wheels 23 23.parallelly toward one of the -pulley-shafts the advancing sides of these wheels in contact with the endwise movable elements of the approached expansible pulleywill'force these elements toward one Y another, and thus compel the belt to take a larger diameter, and as the belt has a practically constant length it will takea smaller diameter on the other expansible pulley and in doing this force the elements of this pulley to contact with the receding sides of the coneshaped wheels 23 23. It will thus be understood that the sides of the wheels 23 23 are constantly in contact with both elements of both eXpansible pulleys. The ratio between 7 5 the acting diameters of the hubs of elements a 18 18, wheels 23 23, and the hubs of elements 20 20 remains practically the same as that between the simultaneously-acting belt diameters; i

I prefer to make the backs or hubs 'of' the expa'nsible pulley elements 18 2O slightly convex and the cone-shaped wheels 23 23 slightly concave to obtain individual circumferential. contact-lines between the wheels and thehubs corresponding to the various belt diameters, and thus increase the wearing-surfaces of the hubs of these elements. This will be under-. stood from the drawings. 'As shown in Flg.

'1, the belt 22 is at the smallest acting diamo eter of the pulley 18 the points of contactbetween wheels 23 23 and hubs 18 18 are in the smallest-acting circumferences of hubs 1818 I and in the largest of wheels 23 23, the points of contact between wheels 23 23 and hubs20 5 20 are in the smallest acting circumferences of 23 23andin the largest of 20 20, and the belt is at the largest acting diameter of pulley 20. As shown in Figs. 3 and i, the belt is at the mean diameters of the eXpansible pul- 10o leys 18 20 and the points of contact between wheel 23 and hubs 18 and 20 are in the mean circumferences of these hubs and wheel. As shown in'Figs. 5 and 6, the belt is at the largest acting diameter of 18 the point of contact 10 5 between wheel 23 and hub 18 is in the largest acting circumference of 18 and in the smallest of 23, the point ofcontact between wheel 23 andhub 20 is in the largest actin circumference of 23 and in the smallest o 20, and

the belt is at the smallest acting diameter of pulley 20.

I prefer the path for the lateral adjustment of the shaft 13 to be in an obli ue direction relative to the plane of the pu leyshafts. The sides of the cone-shaped wheels 23 23 take the end pressures caused by the wedging action of the belt on the conical sides of the eXpansible pulley elements and also counteract the tendency of the belt to pull the shafts toward one another. Some rubbing action will take place between the hubs of the pulley elements and the cone-shaped wheels; but as these are not intended to transmit power, this being done by the belt, the contact-surfaces may be kept lubricated and the wear and loss of efficiency reduced to a minimum. I

The construction has obvious advantages of simplicity, great range in speed variation, and in adaptability to large power-transmission.

I desire it to be understood that I do not limit myself to the specific construction hereinbefore described, as it is obvious the details may be modified without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I am aware that prior to my invention speed-varying mechanisms have been made with expansible pulleys driven by belt. I

therefore do not claim such combination broadly, but

I claim 1. In a speed-varying mechanism, in com bination, driving and driven shafts, on each an expansible pulley, a belt connecting the pulleys; a pair of wheels approximately coneshaped, the sides of which are in contact with the backs or hubs of the movable elements of both pulleys, said wheels being movable laterally to vary the lengthwise distances between each pair of the pulley elements.

2. In a speed-varying mechanism in combination, driving and driven shafts, 011 each an expansible pulley, a belt connecting the pulleys; a pair of wheels with adjacent concave sides in contact with convex hubs on the lengthwise-movable elements of the expansible pulleys; a shaft for said wheels, with means for their endwise adjustment; bearings for said shafts, adjustable equal distances simultaneously, to maintain the shaft parallel to the pulley-shafts, in a lateral direction and obliquely, relative to the plane of the pulley-shafts; and suitable means for said adjustment.

GrULOW ADOLPH GULOWSEN.

Witnesses:

HARRY C. MILLER, J. R. HUGI. 

